Kizzy Shao

Kizzy Shao is the Human mech tech of the Wayfarer.

Appearance and Personality
Kizzy has dark olive skin and black hair, with the indistinct features that Exodans tend to have. Her skin looks as if she spends time in natural sunlight, which leads Rosemary to conclude she is from an extrasolar colony. She likes to wear bright clothing, such as orange jumpsuits while working and outfits with many clashing styles and colors that somehow work on her. She appears to be in her late twenties or early thirties.

Kizzy is an energetic, enthusiastic, and sometimes forgetful person. She is talkative and excitable, and loves to explain things she enjoys to others, such as physics and tunneling. Self-sufficient and a quick learner, Kizzy sometimes struggles when presented with challenges she can't fix with a wrench and swearing. She likes to help when other people need it, but is sometimes resistant to accepting help herself if it doesn't come in the format she wants.

Early Life
Kizzy was born on an extrasolar colony called Mudskip Notch to her two dads. When Kizzy was five, she asked her dads if she could have a brother, but their colony wasn't doing well and they couldn't get a family expansion permit. Instead they got her a puppy.

With her dads, Kizzy traveled to Florence, Mars, for the All Stories Festival. She enjoyed the ice cream and the launching of lanterns to celebrate the reconciliation of Martian and Exodan humans.

Kizzy went to school for her tunneling license, which was separate from basic tech studies.

On Board the Wayfarer
Kizzy is the Wayfarer's mech tech, which means she is in charge of ensuring that all mechanical components of the ship and the technology within it are functioning correctly. She also operates the interspatial bore used for creating tunnels, along with Jenks' help.

After the attack on the ship by the Akarak group, Kizzy struggles to feel safe on the ship. She is able to work through her discomfort by talking with Pei about what the Aeluon woman is afraid of.

When part of the stasie breaks, Kizzy goes with Ashby to the colony of Solitary Sianat and is later heard to be angry about the way Ohan is choosing not to take the cure for the Wane.

Jenks
Jenks is Kizzy's closest friend, to the point where she refers to him as her brother. She tries to help him through his pain after losing Lovey, and with Sissix follows after him when he leaves the ship. Jenks tends to be a more slightly more level-headed influence on Kizzy, but is easily pulled into her schemes and ideas.

Rosemary
Kizzy quickly befriends Rosemary once she joins the crew, and helps make her feel at home by making curtains for her new room and explaining the physics of tunneling to her. When Rosemary doesn't have anywhere to go on leave, Kizzy invites her home to Mudskip Notch to meet her dads.